The First Book of Andrea Palladio's Architecture. Treating of the Five Orders; and What is most necessary in Building. Correctly drawn from his Original Work, publish'd by himself at Venice, Anno 1570. And accurately engraved by I. Ware.

The First Book of Andrea Palladio's Architecture. Treating of the Five Orders; and What is most necessary in Building. Correctly drawn from his Original Work, publish'd by himself at Venice, Anno 1570. And accurately engraved by I. Ware. by Andrea Palladio (author)

Medium

bound volume with etched and engraved frontispiece by Isaac Ware after William Kent plus 30 engravings (all full-page, versos blank) by Ware and letterpress text

Dimensions

page size: 20.4 x 12.6 cm (8 1/16 x 4 15/16 in.) overall size (volume closed): 21 x 13.5 x 2.2 cm (8 1/4 x 5 5/16 x 7/8 in.)

Classification

Volume

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection

Accession Number

1983.49.55

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